Paul Goldschmidt has a low-grade right knee sprain and the New York Yankees may place the veteran first baseman on the injured list ahead of his return to St. Louis this weekend.

Goldschmidt suffered a low-grade right knee sprain and might need to go on the injured list, though he was hopeful he wouldn’t.

The situation begged for a right-handed pinch-hitter to face a lefty in the seventh inning on Wednesday. With Paul Goldschmidt on the lineup card, the Yankees had one of the Majors’ best choices for that situation.